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2023 Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$89,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 1,275 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the #79 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Aeronautical Engineering

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 135
Nevada 2

One of 40 majors within the area of study, aerospace and aeronautical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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